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Taylor leads U.S. 400 hurdles sweep

BEIJING
Mon Aug 18, 2008 10:47am EDT

BEIJING (Reuters) - Angelo Taylor won the men's Olympic 400 meters hurdles gold medal with a time of 47.25 seconds to lead a United States sweep of the podium on Monday.

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Kerron Clement took silver in 47.98 and compatriot Bershawn Jackson bronze in 48.06.

Taylor won the event in Sydney eight years ago but failed to make it past the semi-finals in Athens in 2004.

(Edited by Ed Osmond)



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